OK, A wee bit o background - I live in an old house that needs a lot of work. I bought two older houses from friends, one around a hundred years old, which I hope to restore and is currently unlivable - needs a roof, rewiring, replumbing, sheetrock, etc. The other is probably 50 years […]

Almost Christmas 2006 and I’ve made the big move to East Texas from Austin. We are living on Caddo Lake, or more precisely, on Big Cypress Bayou just west of where it joins Caddo Lake. Jan is managing Pine Island Inn and Kingfisher Cabin for Kip and Erika. I continue doing the websites for those […]

On April 17 I celebrated 52 years here on planet Texas. I started that celebration Friday night by driving with Joe to Luckenbach. This small Hill Country village is world famous in some circles, unknown by most. It is small and picturesque, on one of the routes between Bourne and Fredericksberg. “Uptown” Luckenbach is a […]

I’ve been rediscovering some old favortites of late, as well as some newer (to me) performers that seem to fit a similar mode. I’ve been listening to branches of American traditional from the 60s and 70s, including folk and mountain music that blend to some degree with honky tonk and rock music. These acts include […]